Maine State Treasurer Terry Hayes said Friday that Gov. Paul LePage has refused to approve the sale of $117 million in bonds funding hundreds of construction projects and backfilling $54.5 million in funds that were borrowed internally from state government’s cash pool earlier this year. Read More
This time of year, two familiar sounds seem to signal the arrival of summer. One is the reassuring thrum of a tractor’s engine as farmers mow their sweet-smelling hayfields. The other is the bubbling, lyrical song of the bobolink, a small grassland bird with a shrinking population that is… Read More
There's lots going on in Maine this weekend: among other things it's Pride weekend in Bangor, there's a Whoopie Pie Festival in Dover-Foxcroft and there are three fun dog-related events across the state. Read More
Republican leaders on Thursday abruptly postponed a vote on their consensus immigration bill with little expectation they could muscle it through the House despite the growing uproar over separating migrant families at the border. Read More
A website devoted to changes that would allow more scattered development throughout Maine’s Unorganized Territories begins with this statement: “Development that is farther away from public services can lead to difficulty providing those services, and scattered development may interfere with forestry, recreation, and habitat. Right now, new zones… Read More
“It’s shameful that dems and the media exploited this photo of a little girl to push their agenda,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted Friday. Read More
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival has announced that 13 young ladies will be competing for the title of Maine Sea Goddess at the 71st Maine Lobster Festival. This year’s Maine Sea Goddess Coronation will take place at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Erin Nicole Dugan of Thomaston is a 2018… Read More
